Chapter Seventy-Seven: Keep Going
"Hey, archmage, it's time to get up. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" was a woman's voice that woke up Wang Cuo.
"It's time to go, Archmage. "The second half of the night had been Nikos' vigil, and now he still seemed to be in good spirits. She woke up Wang Cuo and handed the other party hot water to brush his teeth.
In the wilderness, adventurers usually bring a small amount of white powder, which is said to be a cleaning product sold by alchemists. Just shout a little water in your mouth to ensure that your mouth is clean.
The rest of the team got up earlier than they did...... Originally, I didn't feel tired last night, but after the soul returned to the body, the feeling of tiredness came, and this sleep went straight to dawn.
After washing his teeth, Wang Cuo walked out the door...... The snow has stopped. On the ground has accumulated a thick surface.
"Did you sleep well yesterday?" Thorin said as he filled several water bags with hot water and placed them on the horses. The night's snow had made the soles of the horses white, and someone in the team wanted to get some hot water to wash the horses' feet, but Thorin stopped them...... After a while, the horse will be warm, and pouring water on its feet will easily cause sores on the horse's paws.
"It's okay, it's just a little unaccustomed. ”
Wang Cuo felt that his spirit was not very good now, and he would not speak with a hard face.
"Ha, maybe the archmage hasn't walked in the wild for a long time, so he's not used to it. This is what happens when you live in the city for a long time. Thorin replied with a smile, and invited the king to get on his horse.
"Not for the time being, just take a walk. Wang said with a wave of his hand.
Outside the fence, it was still the same as yesterday, and there was no trace of his night walking.
"It's really strange, how can a village that used to be a good village be gone for only ten years and there is no one left. "I remember that after that there was the whole interior of the village, and there was a small market for passing adventurers...... My mentor and I still lived there, there were a lot of people, and I almost fought with other adventurers in the inn, and after more than ten years, the road was still the same way, but unfortunately it was not as lively as before. Thorin sighed.
Others may not know, but Wang Cuo knows best. Just yesterday, it was indeed a lively village before, but I don't know why it became like this, recalling that the ghosts of the village yesterday were still doing their primitive life, it means that they are also nostalgic for the old days, and most of them still exist, or there is a plague, these souls died in the village so they could not escape, and they may also be attacked by robber groups.
It is often rumored in the Wizards Guild of Vanna City that a remote mountain village has been ransacked by robbers and needs to be sent by the association to help. But in order to get the target's material in the long run, the robbers usually don't kill people by looting, because once they cause a tragedy like the slaughter of the village, not to mention that they will be topped by the Magician Association, even the nearby villages may be moved, which is not good for livelihood for a long time.
So it's unlikely to be a robber, but what could it be?
Wang couldn't figure it out, so he didn't continue to think about it.
A group of eight people who simply ate some jerky went on the road again, and the wind and snow stopped, although the road was a little difficult, but it was not as eager as before. Anyway, I can't go fast, and several people don't ride horses, and I don't know the thickness of the snow in this kind of snow, and it's too dangerous to ride a horse, and it's not comfortable to sit on.
As its name suggests, everything around it is surrounded by overlapping mountains. According to Thorin, this area was originally the border of the kingdom before Tulata, and it was the most tense place in the border fortresses, so many of the mountains were not originally like this, and in order to make it an easy fortress to defend and difficult to attack, the craftsmen of the ancestors cut the peaks of the entire region, and all the peaks look so steep that it is difficult to climb even with ropes.
"No wonder. The younger member of the team said, "Look at that, it must be the old watchtower." He pointed to the top of the hill opposite, above which there was a semi-circular building, which had been eroded by wind and rain for a long time, leaving only large stone columns that could be seen as man-made.
"Isn't it true that no one can attack such a fortification, and why did the last empire fall?" asked Nikos curiously, looking at Thorin and then back at Wang Cuo, hoping to get an answer from him.
"Hehe, war is not a blind face-to-face charge, there may be war within them...... Few countries are destroyed in a decisive victory, and before that time the interior may have been in tatters. Wang Cuo explained that although he basically did not know anything about the history of the world, the prosperity and decline of countries were mostly the same.
"The Archmage is right. Thorin agreed, "The original empire was divided due to internal contradictions, but the fortress of Glore Mountain was indeed attacked. ”
Thorin's words drew a sideways glance from a group of warmongers.
"It can't be, how did the enemy attack such a steep mountain range. "Actually, Wang Cuo is also very curious, unless he uses a giant destruction spell like his own black hole or a spatial change spell like Heralia, it is estimated that a normal army will spend a lot of money to attack this fortress.
"You have forgotten that although the Kingdom of Tulata does not have enough air power, it has dragon knight troops in the other two empires, and they are the best fit for such a well-defended fortress...... You must know that easy to defend and difficult to attack means that there is almost no way to retreat. "Thorin loves to show off his knowledge in a group of adventurers who don't have much experience.
He looked at Wang Cuo, because of the huge disparity in the identities of the two sides, of course he also hoped to be appreciated by the archmage.
Wang Cuo has always been silent, and others may think that he is erudite, because in the eyes of outsiders, mages are wise and erudite...... But only I know that these two brushes will be less likely to go out to show off, otherwise it will be embarrassing to say the wrong common sense when I say it. Just listen to what others have to say!
"Dragon Knight, that's not uncommon!"
"But that doesn't mean they don't exist. Nicos's words were refuted.
Since the wind and snow have stopped temporarily, it is not clear when it will continue to fall, so in order to walk a little longer, everyone in the adventurer team tries to eat while walking, and only chooses to stop on the side of the road when they really can't walk.
For two days, there was nothing in the mountains and forests except for eight people on his side.
Even Thorin began to wonder if the news of the mission really existed, but if it didn't, the Adventurer's Hall wouldn't accept it.
"Keep walking, you may not be there yet. Lisa encouraged everyone.
There is not much food left in the crowd, and if you continue like this, you may not be able to last a day without replenishment.
"Archmage, you can fly magic. Please check to see if there are any animal habitats nearby, or whatever else is alive. "Thorin, who has always been calm, is also approaching his limit.
"Hmm. Wang Cuo nodded, turned into a raven, and flew high into the sky.
Although it snows, there should be animals in the mountains and forests......
Suddenly, with the eyes of a raven, he spotted a moving figure in the snow in the distance!